E-bike from White's Ferry and Monocacy Aqueduct to Sugarloaf Mountain

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34720277
38 miles or 24 miles. Picnic at Sugarloaf Mountain Eastview parking.
Toilets at the beginning. middle and end of the trail.

This is a spectacular ride through a stunning rural area with great views of the surrounding mountains. You can e-bike 24 or 37 miles. The view from the Western picnic area on the mountain is worth the trip uphill. See the different departure times for each trail. The 24-mile riders meet at 11 AM.

This event will be a combined towpath, farmland, and mountain tour from either White's Ferry, via the Monocacy Aqueduct to Sugarloaf Mountain, or directly from the Monocacy Aqueduct to the mountain.

The total roundtrip distance from White's Ferry is 37 miles. We arrive at 10 AM and leave at 10:15 AM and first bike to Monocacy Aqueduct.

See https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34720277 for the GPS file from White's Ferry to Sugarloaf Mountain - 38 miles.

To accommodate e-bikers with range anxiety, you can also start from Monocacy Aqueduct. The total round trip distance from the Monocacy Aqueduct is 24 miles.

See https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34720273 for the GPS file from Monocacy Aqueduct to Sugarloaf Mountain - 24 miles.

We meet at 11:00 AM at Monocacy Aqueduct and leave at 11:15 AM to bike together with the group coming from White's Ferry.

Please charge your batteries as we will be biking on Sugarloaf Mountain.

More information about using GPS files: https://ebikelovers.com/2021/03/15/download-our-trails-and-never-get-lost/

More information about e-bike ranges:
https://ebikelovers.com/2020/12/31/e-bike-longer-and-happier-15-smart-strategies-to-reduce-your-e-bike-range-anxiety/

The group stops a few times for slower riders to catch up.

Restrooms are available at the beginning, the middle, and the end of the event.

Our bikes will always be in our sight. No additional locks are required to keep your bike safe on this trip.

For the E-bike Lovers group to be successful, we need to grow our membership carefully. Please feel free to invite other E-bike lovers, spread the word, and let's have fun.

As usual, non-assisted bikers are most welcome.

About White's Ferry:

Historic White's Ferry is the last of 100 ferries that used to operate on the Potomac River. This ferry, named after the confederate Civil War General Jubal A. Early, connects Whites Ferry Road in Montgomery County, Maryland with a road by the same name in Loudoun County, Virginia. The cars line up on what looks like a boat ramp and drive down onto the ferry. Once loaded, the ferry follows a wire cable to the other side of the Potomac.

About Dickerson Conservation Park:

The park provides opportunities for quiet enjoyment of the natural environment. The 304-acre park sits next to the Potomac River and the C&O Canal just south of the boundary between Montgomery and Frederick Counties. Floodwaters damaged this portion of the C&O Canal and towpath during the flood of 1996. M-NCPPC acquired the park in the early 1960s.

About Monocacy Aqueduct:

The Monocacy Aqueduct is the largest of the eleven aqueducts erected along the C&O Canal and is often described by many historians as one of the finest canal features in the United States. Ten of the eleven aqueducts remain as key features of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, which was designated as a national historical park in 1971. The Catoctin Aqueduct collapsed after its piers were gradually undercut and a flash flood took it down in 1972.

About Sugarloaf Mountain:

Sugarloaf Mountain is a small (1,283 foot; 391 m) mountain and park about 10 miles (16 km) south of Frederick, Maryland, USA. The closest village is Barnesville, located just over one mile from the foot of the mountain. The peak of this relatively low mountain is approximately 800 feet (244 m) higher than the surrounding farmland.